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Hi! I recently finished my first postbacc semester and I was hoping to get some feedback to improve my chances of getting into medical school. I received my degree in Finance (BBA) from UT Austin, and then I worked full-time for my family's company for 2 years. I gained a lot of valuable experience there and wouldn't change anything, but it wasn't what I really wanted to do, so I decided to go back to school. I started taking the prerequisite classes for medical school at a local UT system university this past fall semester. I no longer work full-time, but I do work for them on occasion on the side. I've been volunteering at a hospital since early December. During my undergrad, I was an officer in a large professional student organization, spent a semester preparing taxes for low income filers as part of an accounting practicum, and worked during the summers.
My undergrad was in Business Administration majoring in Finance, with a minor in Accounting. My Cumulative GPA was 3.85, but since I'm a non-trad major, I'm a little bit concerned about my Bs here. I had 3 Bs, one of which was a bio class for non-majors, and the others Psychology and Accounting I. Each one of those could have easily been an A, but I was 18.
My GPA at the postbacc university is a 4.0, but a large portion of that GPA is summer courses I took while at UT for business. This past semester I only took General Chemistry I w/ Lab and Physics I w/ Lab and got A's in both of those. I'm a little worried that schools might frown upon the workload since I'm not planning on getting another degree. Next semester I'm taking General Chemistry II, Physics II, and Bio I which amounts to 12 hours. I'm expecting to take the MCAT around May 2013.
I'm planning on shadowing physicians and volunteering until I leave school. I managed to watch an endoscopy at the hospital which was very cool, and I'll be spending more time with that doctor.
How are medical schools going to view my being a non-trad but not working anymore? Any suggestions on how to stand out or improve my odds? Any help is appreciated.
My undergrad was in Business Administration majoring in Finance, with a minor in Accounting. My Cumulative GPA was 3.85, but since I'm a non-trad major, I'm a little bit concerned about my Bs here. I had 3 Bs, one of which was a bio class for non-majors, and the others Psychology and Accounting I. Each one of those could have easily been an A, but I was 18.
My GPA at the postbacc university is a 4.0, but a large portion of that GPA is summer courses I took while at UT for business. This past semester I only took General Chemistry I w/ Lab and Physics I w/ Lab and got A's in both of those. I'm a little worried that schools might frown upon the workload since I'm not planning on getting another degree. Next semester I'm taking General Chemistry II, Physics II, and Bio I which amounts to 12 hours. I'm expecting to take the MCAT around May 2013.
I'm planning on shadowing physicians and volunteering until I leave school. I managed to watch an endoscopy at the hospital which was very cool, and I'll be spending more time with that doctor.
How are medical schools going to view my being a non-trad but not working anymore? Any suggestions on how to stand out or improve my odds? Any help is appreciated.
